If You Want to Make Enemies, Try to Change Something: 17 Inspiring Change Quotes to Live By

Change is hard–so hard, in fact, that most of us avoid it at all costs. However, by avoiding change, we create even bigger problems, such as lost opportunities, broken relationships, or sometimes a wasted life.

"God supplies everything you need for successful change, and when you make changes with his help, it says changed." - Unknown

If you want to make enemies, try to change something. Change, no matter what scale it is on, can be a source of stress and anxiety for many. However, it’s common for change management practitioners to view resistance to change as an irrational barrier to progress. Another school of thought is that resistance to change is a social process that can strengthen changes and help to eliminate undesirable change.

The fact remains that change is necessary in all organizations. But, it is the way change is initiated which can so greatly vary. It can be forced upon companies by outside forces or just come from a realization that the company may be falling behind the times. In this way, change management might be quite beneficial to an organization. Organizations that have learned how to transform themselves through effective leadership and strategic control are more likely to survive and prosper. The dilemma is that most people hate change and love it at the same time and what they really want is for things to remain the same but get better.

The good news is that God has a plan for your life to prosper. If we trust in God and allow the change to grow us to become more like Jesus Christ in how we respond and act, then we are promised that all things will work together for good for those who love Him and keep His commandments!

The following thought-provoking quotes relate to change management including resistance to change, acceptance and change strategy.

“One of the reasons so many celebrities keep going in and out of rehab is that they leave out the critical element to lasting change: God.” – Unknown

“There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.” – Niccolo Machiavelli

“Change has its enemies.” – Robert Kennedy

“He who rejects change is the architect of decay.” – Harold Wilson

“Change is not made without inconvenience, even from worse to better.” – Samuel Johnson

“The world hates change, yet it is the only thing that has brought progress.” – Charles Kettering

“God supplies everything you need for successful change, and when you make changes with his help, it says changed.” – Unknown

“It is always easier to talk about change than to make it.” – Alvin Toffler

“It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle than to initiate a new order of things.” – Machiavelli

“The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.” – H. G. Wells

“When you feel weak in the face of change, God is omnipotent, or all-powerful. “If God is for us, who can be against us?” the Bible says. (Romans 8:31, NIV) Knowing the invincible God is on your side gives you tremendous confidence.” – Unknown

“Paralyze resistance with persistence.” – Woody Hayes

“Culture does not change because we desire to change it. Culture changes when the organization is transformed — the culture reflects the realities of people working together every day.” – Frances Hesselbein

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence — it is to act with yesterday’s logic — Peter Drucker

“The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades.” – John P. Kotter

“Your success in life isn’t based on your ability to simply change. It is based on your ability to change faster than your competition, customers, and business.” – Mark Sanborn

“If you want to make enemies, try to change something.” – Woodrow Wilson

Don’t make change harder than it has to be. Do it the right way. Ask God for help.

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